Kripalu Retreat

Wise, Wild and Free

Yet - at the heart of your lifeand the variety of your experienceslies the core of your being:

Your Essence that is Wise, Wild and Free.

Wise from your lived experience and intuition.Wild from your authentic expression and connection to creativity.Free from your expanding capacity for joy and possibility.

Though at times, it can be hard to feel your essence,it is always there for you.

No matter how heavy you feel right now, I'm here to tell you:

Your true essence is wise, wild and free.

You can release the blocks to feeling itthrough simple, joyful movement.

You can feel gratitude for the lessons,relief for the things that didn't work out,and awe at the present invitation life offers you.

Come and see how your body can be a portalto remember who you really areand celebrate your divine essence.

We dance because we can no longer not dance.

This freedom to express yourself requires you to let go of the conditioned critical voices within and around you. Imagine the inner wisdom, authentic creativity and liberation inside of you that is ready to emerge more than before.

Truth isn't always easy, comfortable, or convenient, but it is always a relief. It always brings you to wholeness. While it requires courage to trust your heart to move in all directions, it also feels so good to feel your wholeness restored. To release your inner critic and see the world through the eyes of love, of freedom.

What needs to be released for more of your truth to live? Shall we find out together?

This retreat will give you an opportunity to explore what ways are the most effective for you to access your inner wisdom.

It will provide you with tools to call on the wild woman who expresses her truth rather than represses it.

Finally, it will bring the clarion sound of freedom that your soul became embodied to remember.

Freedom in your body. Freedom in your mind. Freedom in your heart.

You already possess this freedom. Now it's time to remember.

"Thank you, from the depths of my heart, soul, being body. You have found me and freed me and brought me home. I will never be the same. I don't often have the words to express my gratitude for life changing moments, and while I know the divine led me there, danced through us, wove her magic spell and cloth around us... you were at the wheel. And I am belly laughing, tear leaking eyes, heart to the earth with gratitude. Thank you for this cellular teaching of my body's wisdom, of ecstatic sisterhood, of divinity here on earth, of reverence. I will simply never be the same. Everything is changing, everything is open. Qoya is life, you were right, it is a lifestyle of reverence."

Rochelle Schieck is the founder of Qoya. Since its inception in 2009, she has trained hundreds of Qoya teachers, taught thousands of Qoya movement classes, and led dozens of retreats in the most sacred places on earth with one intention in mind: to remember, and to help others do the same.

Qoya is designed to feel how the body and movement are a portal to remember our essence, to feel our perspective shift from going through the motions to savoring life as sacred. Qoya does this through classes, workshops, rituals, retreats/pilgrimages, teacher trainings, free videos online, a blog, and Rochelle's book, Qoya: A Compass for Navigating an Embodied Life that is Wise, Wild and Free in hopes that all that feel the call to remember can be supported on their journey.

There are no levels to Qoya, and it is a movement that people of any age or ability level can do. It has been featured in outlets like New York Magazine, Oprah.com, The Telegraph, and Psychology Today.

July 5th: Departure Day7:00-8:30am: Breakfast9:00am-11:00pm: Program Session12:00pm: Checkout Time (Luggage room available to store bags until your departure)11:30-1:30pm: Lunch (departure day lunch is included in your stay)

INITIATION TEACHER TRAINING (OPTIONAL)

Initiation Teacher Training is available at Kripalu! It is our second level of teacher training in which you learn the basics of how to lead another person through a Qoya class.

2) Register for the Kripalu Teacher Training on our website. After you purchase it, you will receive access the online components of the Initiation Training program, which includes online classes and materials to support your Initiation teaching journey.

Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to empowering people and communities to realize their full potential through the transformative wisdom and practice of yoga. For more than 40 years, Kripalu has been teaching skills for optimal living through education for the whole person: body, mind, heart, and spirit. It is the largest and most established retreat center for yoga, health, and holistic living in North America.

Register for your spot

The retreat tuition is $380, plus the accommodation fees, which range from $616-1,773 depending on what housing option you choose. Registration is run through Kripalu, so please contact them directly if you have questions about registration or accommodations.